diff --git a/logv2.c b/logv2.c
index 11096a28..9528f214 100644
--- a/logv2.c
+++ b/logv2.c
@@ -32,8 +32,6 @@ static unsigned int globalLogLevel = INFO;
 
 /*========= The list of sub systems for which full logging is enabled ==========*/
 unsigned int logEnabledArray[MAXSUB ];
-/*========== A list of entries to suppress =====================================*/
-int suppressList;
 
 /*================== Callback management =======================================*/
 typedef struct {
@@ -256,15 +254,10 @@ unsigned int logFilter(unsigned int severity, const char *subsystem, const char
   }
 
   /*
-    test if it is in the suppression list
+    suppress empty messages
   */
-  status = LLDnodePtr2First(suppressList);
-  while (status == 1) {
-    LLDstringData(suppressList, buffer);
-    if(strstr(logMessage,buffer) != NULL){
-      return 1;
-    }
-    status = LLDnodePtr2Next(suppressList);
+  if(strlen(logMessage) < 1) {
+    return 1;
   }
  
 
@@ -669,21 +662,6 @@ static int LogConfigAction(SConnection * pCon, SicsInterp * pSics,
       SCWrite(pCon,GetCharArray(result),eValue);
       DeleteDynString(result);
     }
-  }else if (strcmp(argv[1],"suppress") == 0) {
-    if(argc > 2){
-      /*
-	The 1024 is related to the size of the buffer in logFilter
-      */
-      if(strlen(argv[2]) >= 1024) {
-	SCWrite(pCon,"ERROR: string to suppress to long",eError);
-	return 0;
-      }
-      LLDstringAppend(suppressList,argv[2]);
-      SCSendOK(pCon);
-    } else {
-      SCWrite(pCon,"ERROR: need text to suppress",eError);
-      return 0;
-    }
   } else {
     SCPrintf(pCon,eError,"ERROR: unknown keyword %s",argv[1]);
     return 0;
@@ -702,7 +680,6 @@ void Logv2Init(void)
   int i;
 
   callbackList = LLDcreate(sizeof(LogCBData));
-  suppressList = LLDstringCreate();
   strcpy(logTemplate,"unconfiguredLogTemplate");
 
   AddCmd("log", LogAction);
diff --git a/macro.c b/macro.c
index a27a84fc..0adebdf7 100644
--- a/macro.c
+++ b/macro.c
@@ -1083,6 +1083,13 @@ int TclPublish(SConnection * pCon, SicsInterp * pSics, void *pData,
   Transact executes a command and sends a TRANSACTIONFINISHED string
   at the end. This is to permit clients to search for this string in 
   order to find out when a command has finished.
+
+  MK, May 2016
+
+  I changed this to write the TRANSACT strings only to the socket and not to the 
+  log. Because this is clogging the log with useless stuff. If you want to 
+  debug the protocol you still can sit on the line with sockspy. But I am unsure 
+  of this change... 
 */
 
 
@@ -1091,6 +1098,7 @@ int TransactAction(SConnection * pCon, SicsInterp * pSics, void *pData,
                    int argc, char *argv[])
 {
   char pBuffer[1024];
+  char pStartBuffer[1088];
   char *pCommand;
   int iRet;
 
@@ -1101,11 +1109,12 @@ int TransactAction(SConnection * pCon, SicsInterp * pSics, void *pData,
   }
   strtolower(argv[0]);
   if (strcmp(argv[0], "fulltransact") == 0) {
-    SCPrintf(pCon, eLog, "TRANSACTIONSTART %s", pCommand);
+    snprintf(pStartBuffer, sizeof(pStartBuffer), "TRANSACTIONSTART %s", pCommand);
+    SCPureSockWrite(pCon, pStartBuffer,eLog);
   }
   iRet = InterpExecute(pSics, pCon, pCommand);
   if (pCommand != pBuffer)
     free(pCommand);
-  SCWrite(pCon, "TRANSACTIONFINISHED", eLog);
+  SCPureSockWrite(pCon, "TRANSACTIONFINISHED", eLog);
   return iRet;
 }